1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

BOTH FRONT BRAKE ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. THE REAR ROTORS HAVE BEEN BEEN REPLACED 2 TIMES. THE FRONT ROTORS ARE BEING REPLACED EVERY 8,000 MILES ON THE AVERAGE. THIS IS A SERIOUS FLAW IN BRAKE ROTORS. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO REDESIGN THE ROTORS WITH SLOTS AND/OR A DIFFERENT MATERIAL.*AK

PLACED IN PARK/EXITED CAR/CAR ROLLED AND DID NOT STOP/RECHECKED PARK POSITION & CONFIRMED THAT CAR WAS IN PARK, HOWEVER CAR STILL ROLLED & DID NOT STOP UNTIL BRAKES APPLIED. CALLED DEALER AND WAS TOLD TO USE PARKING BRAKE. DEALER DID NOT HAVE ANY OTHER INFORMATION ON PROBLEM. CAR TO GO TO TRANSMISSION SHOP TO DETERMINE DEFECT. PLAN TO SAVE ALL REPAIRED PARTS. *AK

BRAKES HAVE REACURRING WARPED ROTORS - ON 4TH SET OF FRONT ROTORS. BRAKES PRODUCE SEVERE SHIMMY WHEN BRAKING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS SIDE TO SIDE MOTION OF STEERING WHEEL AT ALL SPEEDS. *AK

FRONT ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. REAR ROTORS ONCE DUE TO VIBRATION AND SHAKING OF VEHICLE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. *AK

SINCE BUYING THIS VEHICLE IN 1999, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE ROTORS OR HAVE THEM TURNED AT LEAST 2-3 TIMES PER YEAR. I HAVE TALKED TO MANY PEOPLE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE EVEN TALKED TO JEEP TECHNICIANS. EVERYONE TELLS ME THAT JEEP HAD A BAD BATCH OF METAL IN 1999. IF THIS IS TRUE, WHY DO THEY NOT RECALL ALL 1999 JEEPS? I KNOW THAT IT TAKES A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS OR ACCIDENTS BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE. FOR NOW I QUESS THAT I CAN ONLY HOPE FOR THE NHTSA TO GET THE BALL ROLLING. IT WOULD BE MUCH APPRECIATED BY ALL 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE OWNERS.*AK

DIFFERENTIAL HAS GONE OUT 3 TIMES, LAST TIME PAST THE WARRANTY, NEED HELP WITH THIS EXPENSE LEMON.*AK

SEVERE SHIMMY WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT SPEEDS > 8 MPH. DEALER REPLACED ROTORS 1/11/01 @ 15K MILES - I PAID FOR ROTORS, DEALER PAID LABOR. SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME TODAY THAT 30% OF JEEP CUSTOMERS WORLDWIDE HAVE THIS PROBLEM; 50% OF OWNERS IN MIDWEST. TOLD ME THAT SINCE I HAVE ALREADY PAID ONCE, JEEP WILL PAY FULL COST THIS TIME. ALSO INDICATED THAT SINCE IT WAS NOT "SAFETY RELATED" (I.E. THE CAR STILL STOPS) NO RECALL HAS EVER BEEN ISSUED.*AK

WE HAVE HAD CONSISTANT PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISION. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 4 TIMES SO FAR, AND THEY CAN'T SEEM TO FIND A PROBLEM. MY DAUGHTER IS DRIVING THIS CAR, AND SHE HAD TO DRIVE BACK FROM CHICAGO (300) MILES WITH THE SELECTOR IN NEUTRAL IN ORDER FOR IT TO ENGAGE. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE SHOP, AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THIS IS A LEASED CAR THAT IS DUE IN OCT. 2002, AND IF I COULD, I WOULD RETURN IT NOW. THIS CAR IS A MAJOR CONCERN WITH ME, AND BOTH THE DEALER AND CHRYSLER SEEM TO IMPLY THAT NOTHINGS WRONG WITH IT. *AK

THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY STALLED WITHIN ONE MONTH FROM DATE OF LEASE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS OVERHAULED; HOWEVER, THE TRANSMISSION CONTINUED TO SHIFT ROUGHLY. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER 2 MORE TIMES, IN WHICH THE DEALER MADE ADJUSTMENTS ONCE. THE TRANSMISSION CONTINUED TO SHIFT ROUGHLY (I.E. THERE WAS JERKY MOTION WITH A CLUNK BETWEEN SHIFTS). THE CAR WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER, IN WHICH THE DEALER INDICATED NO PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION HAS WORSEN. CURRENTLY, THERE IS LONG STALL BEFORE SHIFTING.*AK

BRAKE ASSEMBLY OVERHEATS CAUSING WARPAGE OF ROTORS AND SUBSEQUENT STEERING SHUDDER . ROTORS ARE WARPING EVERY 10,000 MILES. DEALER HAS TRIED TO CORRECT PROBLEM WITH ONE REPLACEMENT AND THREE MACHINING APPLICATIONS, TWO CONCURRENT. DEALER HAS ADMITTED THIS HAS BEEN A CONSTANT PROBLEM IN GRAND CHEROKEES AND HAS REFUNDED MONEY FOR LAST TWO BRAKE REFACINGS, BUT CANNOT GUARANTEE THE PROBLEM WILL NOT PERSIST. CHRYSLER HAS NOT BEEN HELPFUL OR SENT TECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE TO INVESTIGATE. I BELIEVE THIS IS BEYOND THE ABILITY OF THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO SOLVE. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE SHUDDER BECOMES VIOLENT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN BRAKING AND VEHICLE COULD LOOSE DIRECTIONAL STABILITY . THIS IS ONLY ONE OF MANY FAULTS WITH THIS VEHICLE (OTHERS THE DEALER HAS CORRECTED, TO THEIR CREDIT).